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we are looking at a larger group of people at the top of the income distribution. people at the 90th income per cent il. within that group, there's a variation in how much power and influence he has. so we wouldn't dispute the notion that the very affluent oligarchs, if you will exist, but there's a wider group of people involved with and flun that will in american toll picks. >> you look at answers to service questions. public policy issues, you broke them down and found a proposed change with high support among economic elites. it is adopted 45% of the time. maybe the greater power is that they have almost a veto power over things they oppose. >> that's right. when economic elites or powerful groups are strongly opposed to a policy change it's unlikely to occur. we saw that in the data. because we have a strong status quo bias, policies that have a great deal of support, in some cases unanimous support among power of the groups, among the eleels - economic elites, they have only an even chance or so of being adopted. >> what about less wealthy americans, when a m
we are looking at a larger group of people at the top of the income distribution. people at the 90th income per cent il. within that group, there's a variation in how much power and influence he has. so we wouldn't dispute the notion that the very affluent oligarchs, if you will exist, but there's a wider group of people involved with and flun that will in american toll picks. >> you look at answers to service questions. public policy issues, you broke them down and found a proposed...
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and at any raters." the police were could youering on the ground with the shields over their heads and stripped to their riot gear and led away with their heads bowed. >> it's amazing to see that picture of them all together in what seemed like a hut of shields trying to protect assailants. this isn't the first time the police have basically been impotent. there was a pro-ukrainian march where the police did nothing. >> right. absolutely. on that day maybe they thought they could -- they could curry favor with the pro-russian separatists. but it hit home today. the police have been criticized boy both sides. to be fair, the police are under-paid, completely demoralized. i have spoken to several in the last few days. it's a corrupt force, let's face it, too because they don't get much money. in a difficult position but, you know, the ukrainian government is blaming them for not doing more to stand up to the separatists and the separaterists blaming them for making the slightest attempt to be newtral. so,
and at any raters." the police were could youering on the ground with the shields over their heads and stripped to their riot gear and led away with their heads bowed. >> it's amazing to see that picture of them all together in what seemed like a hut of shields trying to protect assailants. this isn't the first time the police have basically been impotent. there was a pro-ukrainian march where the police did nothing. >> right. absolutely. on that day maybe they thought they...
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here at this memorial, at this museum, we come together. we stand in the footprints of two mighty towers, graced by the rush of eternal waters. we look into the faces of nearly 3,000 innocent so yo so you soud women of every race, every creed, from every corner of the world. we can touch their names and hear their voices and glimpse the small items that speak to the beauty of their lives, a wedding ring, a dusty helmet, a shining badge. here we tell their story so that generations yet unborn will never forget. of coworkers who led others to safety, the passengers who stormed the cockpit, our men and women in uniform who rushed into an inferno, our first responders who charged up those stairs, a generation of service members, our 9/11 generation who have served with honor in more than a decade of war, a nation that stands tall and united and unafraid because no act of terror can match the strength or the character of our country. like the great wall and bedrock that embraces us today, nothing can ever break us. nothing can change who we are
here at this memorial, at this museum, we come together. we stand in the footprints of two mighty towers, graced by the rush of eternal waters. we look into the faces of nearly 3,000 innocent so yo so you soud women of every race, every creed, from every corner of the world. we can touch their names and hear their voices and glimpse the small items that speak to the beauty of their lives, a wedding ring, a dusty helmet, a shining badge. here we tell their story so that generations yet unborn...
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cell at a military base. on thursday the u.s. senate's foreign relations committee held a hearing. roberta jacobson said imposing sanctions would harm negotiations between nicolas maduro, and the opposition. senator menendez was none too happy. >> how many people have to be tortured, arrested, fired upon before we say guess what, the process is not working chl joining us now is the executive director of the american decision of human rights watch, miguel vivanco. good of you to join us. he testified today. given that the white house is not top sanctions even though negotiations went no way, the crackdown on thursday on the protests, and the continued gaoling of political prisoners. senator menendez asks a good question - how many more abuses have to happen before action is taken. >> we have done a report, researched in venezuela. we have found evidence of gross mass if violations of human rights, a systematic pattern of abuses, including torture and abuses. there's no question that the record of the current g
cell at a military base. on thursday the u.s. senate's foreign relations committee held a hearing. roberta jacobson said imposing sanctions would harm negotiations between nicolas maduro, and the opposition. senator menendez was none too happy. >> how many people have to be tortured, arrested, fired upon before we say guess what, the process is not working chl joining us now is the executive director of the american decision of human rights watch, miguel vivanco. good of you to join us....
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>> they don't do good at all. you look at the data, i think it's clear. gun crimes were dropping consistently, if you look at the data that drop flat everyoned, the same year we passed 10-20 life. there has been no general deterrent effect since ten-20 life. the issue has been studied extensively and nobody has been able to find a deterrent effect of ten-20 life, exactly like, they don't do any good at all. and of course and obviously they do harm in this case and several other case like it. mr. waller is not the only person. >> now there is a strong counterpoint to orville's story in this episode of the system. it calls about adiy pendleton. her case made national news. let's look at her story. haydiah pendleton was me and i was her but i got to grow up. >> to bury a child is just so disarming. >> and the person that murdered our daughter, he was out already on a gun charge. and had he been there, had he got the mandatory minimum, he wouldn't have been out. so our daughter would still be alive today. >> you know, how do you respond to their story, greg?
>> they don't do good at all. you look at the data, i think it's clear. gun crimes were dropping consistently, if you look at the data that drop flat everyoned, the same year we passed 10-20 life. there has been no general deterrent effect since ten-20 life. the issue has been studied extensively and nobody has been able to find a deterrent effect of ten-20 life, exactly like, they don't do any good at all. and of course and obviously they do harm in this case and several other case like...
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only 38% are at or above a proficient reading level. more glaring issues: the gap between whites and minorities isn't getting any smaller. black students still score 30% below white students in math, that's the same as eight years ago. in reading the gap in scores has widened to 38%. it's only a little better for latino students, they score 37 better than white. however asian and pacific islanders score better than any group. some feel the results are politicized and shouldn't focus exclusively on math and reading because that helps the narrowing ever milk school curriculum. public fight over common core, indiana became the first state to drop the nationwide curriculum standards last month before they've even been fully implemented nationwide. >>> coming up the nation's first openly gay football player won a slew of awards, but are the pros thinking seriously about taking him on in the draft. >> john siegenthaler, new information from nigeria the scene of horrible violence today. we'll take an in-depth look at the radical group, being b
only 38% are at or above a proficient reading level. more glaring issues: the gap between whites and minorities isn't getting any smaller. black students still score 30% below white students in math, that's the same as eight years ago. in reading the gap in scores has widened to 38%. it's only a little better for latino students, they score 37 better than white. however asian and pacific islanders score better than any group. some feel the results are politicized and shouldn't focus exclusively...
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the numbers of homes for sale is at a low. it's not a great time for buyers, unless you have $147 million lying around. >> earth bound conflicts could shoot into united states. american sanctions could boomerang against n.a.s.a. >> on real money with ali velshi, a yearlong series, america's vanishing middle class... >> i'm on a mission, that i have to keep this business going... >> three families struggling every day >> we had to pull the whole retirement fund... >> real stories... real people... real advice... >> you need to pay the water bill, if you don't pay it, we're shutting your water off in a half hour >> how will you survive? >> the stakes are so high... >> america's middle class: rebuilding the dream on real money with ali velshi on al jazeera america on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america . >>> tensions between the u.s. and russia over ukraine are reaching new heights - all the way to space. russia's deputy prime minister warns that sanctions could come back to bite the u.
the numbers of homes for sale is at a low. it's not a great time for buyers, unless you have $147 million lying around. >> earth bound conflicts could shoot into united states. american sanctions could boomerang against n.a.s.a. >> on real money with ali velshi, a yearlong series, america's vanishing middle class... >> i'm on a mission, that i have to keep this business going... >> three families struggling every day >> we had to pull the whole retirement fund......
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the so that people at the very top very top of at the senior executive of at the senior executive service level frankly, they're service level frankly, they're making big bucks. making big bucks. when you are making more than when you are making more than $200,000 a year we don't think $200,000 a year we don't think that you need the same that you need the same protections as ograde 7 or a protections as ograde 7 or a grade 4 who's making $35,000 a grade 4 who's making $35,000 a year and trying to support their year and trying to support their family. family. most of the people at va i will most of the people at va i will say including at vha do great say including at vha do great things for vets and they come in things for vets and they come in because and they stay in the because and they stay in the system despite things that they system despite things that they don't like. don't like. because they care about because they care about veterans. veterans. so first thing is working on the so first thing is working on the culture. culture. the second thing is redeploy the second thing is re
the so that people at the very top very top of at the senior executive of at the senior executive service level frankly, they're service level frankly, they're making big bucks. making big bucks. when you are making more than when you are making more than $200,000 a year we don't think $200,000 a year we don't think that you need the same that you need the same protections as ograde 7 or a protections as ograde 7 or a grade 4 who's making $35,000 a grade 4 who's making $35,000 a year and trying...
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at the last show we see her exhausted and at a breaking point. >> for these people that are dying out here right now that's all that i see is death. and it's ridiculous that our system and the governments have done this for the people and make them want to run for their lives. there's got to be a way to stop this. because i mean like these people they really don't have a chance. >> sylvia longmire joins us from tucson arizona. a long time analyst of the mexican drug war. sylvia good of you to join us tonight. you have worked for years on issues concerning the mexican border war. borderland points out 70,000 have been killed since former mexican president calderon, border crossings and arguably even some u.s. territory. >> they do. and that's why cross-border migration has really evolved so much in the last few years. it used to be hiring a coyote crossing the borders, the biggest thing you have to fear is perhaps the elements and perhaps getting caught by the border patrol. now you have to be worried about being targeted about the cartels who are now controlling those quie oats, being
at the last show we see her exhausted and at a breaking point. >> for these people that are dying out here right now that's all that i see is death. and it's ridiculous that our system and the governments have done this for the people and make them want to run for their lives. there's got to be a way to stop this. because i mean like these people they really don't have a chance. >> sylvia longmire joins us from tucson arizona. a long time analyst of the mexican drug war. sylvia good...
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most of the people at va i will say including at vha do great things for vets and they come in because and they stay in the system despite things that they don't like. because they care about veterans. so first thing is working on the culture. the second thing is redeploy everybody who has trained as a clinician within the veterans health administration at least four days to serve patients. the simple fact is there are not enough doctors and other allied health care or clinicians in order to meet the needs and that's why they're fudging. >> sorry to interrupt but i was reading earlier that in the last three years primary care visits went up 50% but the number of doctors in the va only went up 9%. >> that's correct. there aren't enough doctors. that's what i'm talking about. people who write reports and in fact are trained clinically, need to get back ton line. doesn't matter if you're a clerk or a cook or whatever, when you br to get overrun -- about to get overrun everybody becomes a rifleman. it is about carry for have it veterans. the other thing we strongly urge to this still is a
most of the people at va i will say including at vha do great things for vets and they come in because and they stay in the system despite things that they don't like. because they care about veterans. so first thing is working on the culture. the second thing is redeploy everybody who has trained as a clinician within the veterans health administration at least four days to serve patients. the simple fact is there are not enough doctors and other allied health care or clinicians in order to...
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anger at the pentagon? >> i'm not sensing anger at the pentagon but i am sensing deep concern about these allegations. to the degree that they are substantiated, we don't know yet, secretary hagel has said that would be outrageous, a disgrace to the veterans and to their families. the investigation is beginning. we need to let the facts take us where they take us and we'll look at it as we come to conclusion on it. but the nation has no other sacred obligation than to take care of the veterans and we at a that seriously at the pentagon. >> the veterans from our greatest generation, world war ii are certainly aging. secretary hagel said we missed it. how. >> those are the things we are trying to find out. to be honest antonio, how were things missed? this review is just starting. the secretary's point is issues with backlogs at the very east go well -- very least go well back if not a decade or more. so it's not like there wasn't some reiteration that we had some issues here at the va. but look, we here at t
anger at the pentagon? >> i'm not sensing anger at the pentagon but i am sensing deep concern about these allegations. to the degree that they are substantiated, we don't know yet, secretary hagel has said that would be outrageous, a disgrace to the veterans and to their families. the investigation is beginning. we need to let the facts take us where they take us and we'll look at it as we come to conclusion on it. but the nation has no other sacred obligation than to take care of the...
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obviously if you look at the u.s. state department reports you'll see names of individuals who have been convicted. the numbers are dwarfed by the volume of slavery. it's a transit point. nigeria is ideally located for traffickers who have transnational businesses, those that use the international flights going flow nigeria from the middle east to europe to south africa and other parts of the north america. it's a big business. >> the numbers you talked about, nigeria spends $3.5 million to fight trafficking and prosecuted 493 trackers, won only 273 convictions. when you talk about 700,000 people, it seems a drop in the bucket. >> an international labour organization report points out that this is a problem going beyond africa. this is a world-wide problem. >> right. it is a worldwide problem. nigeria does more anti-trafficking activity. they have a strong federal law, ain dependent autonomous agency. they have been very active in anti-trafficking. if they were to go to togo or niger or cameroon, other countries, they
obviously if you look at the u.s. state department reports you'll see names of individuals who have been convicted. the numbers are dwarfed by the volume of slavery. it's a transit point. nigeria is ideally located for traffickers who have transnational businesses, those that use the international flights going flow nigeria from the middle east to europe to south africa and other parts of the north america. it's a big business. >> the numbers you talked about, nigeria spends $3.5 million...
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at the world economic forum in abuja. the chairman says terrorism won't dictate their agenda. >>> pro-russian activists say an autonomy referendum will go forward despite request from russia's president to postpone it. plus: >> the inmates
at the world economic forum in abuja. the chairman says terrorism won't dictate their agenda. >>> pro-russian activists say an autonomy referendum will go forward despite request from russia's president to postpone it. plus: >> the inmates
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at a birthday party at miami beach night club he are wore a hat that said, "credit are release hernandez." he is being investigate linked to some murders and that was mike pouncey's team mate at the university of florida. mike pouncey had that. then midway through season he got are served with a spean suba related to the aaron hernandez case. then he sent the ill advised tweet, i think it was an attempt at humor that went very wrong that lacked awareness. when you are involved in the wells report and the bullying you cannot joke about rooky hazing or anything like that. mike pouncey's twitter account was shut down. as a result of the wales report, mike pouncey last to be cleared by a medical professional before he can take the field. another black eye for mike pouncey and another for the dol dolphins. >> michael sam kissing his boyfriend. miami defensive back tweeted out omg and horrible. he has since issued an apology statement. what does this say of the miami dolphins of all teams should be getting in trouble? >> just knuckle head moves by the players. put it out there nu knuckle head
at a birthday party at miami beach night club he are wore a hat that said, "credit are release hernandez." he is being investigate linked to some murders and that was mike pouncey's team mate at the university of florida. mike pouncey had that. then midway through season he got are served with a spean suba related to the aaron hernandez case. then he sent the ill advised tweet, i think it was an attempt at humor that went very wrong that lacked awareness. when you are involved in the...
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those are human rights violations and peoples' lives are at attack-- at stake. i hope the sultap gets the message. the faster the better. he cannot be part of the world community, a globetrotter and a secretseller and do this to his people and not have the rest of the world notice. >> do you think it will have an effect on him? what about the issue, to be devil's advocate that we should not be judging, you know, imposing our norms here on another country norms. we are talking about human rights which are universal. you have certain rights just by being born a human wherever you are in the world. these are not relimous edict did. these are not cultural e addition. these are crimes against human rights and that's what we have to treat them as. we have to recognize that you cannot use relimingon and culture to impose human rights violations on a whole people and the world community will not stand by and let that happen. >> in that context, we do live in a global society, foreign investment and american busies commonplace. where do we draw the leip? other countries
those are human rights violations and peoples' lives are at attack-- at stake. i hope the sultap gets the message. the faster the better. he cannot be part of the world community, a globetrotter and a secretseller and do this to his people and not have the rest of the world notice. >> do you think it will have an effect on him? what about the issue, to be devil's advocate that we should not be judging, you know, imposing our norms here on another country norms. we are talking about human...
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at any timeisn't that reason to go forward? >> antonio if a fox news poll was reason fluff to go forward with anything we would be in a misguided country, are. >> just to be fair though. >> let me finish. >> to be fair no huffington post shows most americans do not approve -- >> that's different saying that there should be further investigation. approving and disapproving is one thing. but saying there should be further investigations is in my estimation absurd and to rely often those numbers solely is even adding further fuel to the absurdity. i think when you look at what benghazi was and what this is, people are calling this laughfully a smoking gun. if not it shows that the white house did not when they said they had supplied e-mails that were requested they did not supply all of them. this is showing nothing. this isn't showing a coverup or a conspiracy, anything that went wrong that we don't already know. these e-mails were based on cia information at the time. there was an expectation from one side or the other that they
at any timeisn't that reason to go forward? >> antonio if a fox news poll was reason fluff to go forward with anything we would be in a misguided country, are. >> just to be fair though. >> let me finish. >> to be fair no huffington post shows most americans do not approve -- >> that's different saying that there should be further investigation. approving and disapproving is one thing. but saying there should be further investigations is in my estimation absurd and...
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other journalists at every other network in america are looking at al jazeera america are going, i wish we could tell those kind of stories... i wish we could have that kind of time.... the next time you want some news, and the other networks are stuck on the jusin beiber story of the day, turn to al jazeera america to find out what's really happening between new york and los angeles and around the rest of the world. if we can connect america to the rest of the world, we can bring this kinda journalism back to cable news, we can make a real difference here. >> on techknow... >> these are some of the amazing spider goats >> small creatures, big impact >> how strong is it? >> almost as strong as steel >> inspiring discoveries changing lives >> this could go in a human body... >> right >> this is for an achilles tendon >> techknow every saturday go where science meets humanity >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done, even though i can't see techknow >> we're here in the vortex >> only on al jazeera america >> after a very contentio concontentious vote, brought to you u.s. illega
other journalists at every other network in america are looking at al jazeera america are going, i wish we could tell those kind of stories... i wish we could have that kind of time.... the next time you want some news, and the other networks are stuck on the jusin beiber story of the day, turn to al jazeera america to find out what's really happening between new york and los angeles and around the rest of the world. if we can connect america to the rest of the world, we can bring this kinda...
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at them. three of them shot back. they believe he was hit in the left hip. the 10th location was when he hit a buyinger with the car, and drove off. he hit other cars and the car stopped. that's when police say they believe he was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. we'll bring in brian, who was there with us. we really left off the police conference with this youtube video. what was the content of the youtube videos? >> he could talk about how unhappy he was about his social and personal life. then, in the last one that he posted, he actually made threats that he was going to go to a sorority house and kill all the girls, and go out on the street and kill as many people as he could. we learnt in the press conference that he tried to get no a sorority house, banged on the door, but no one opened the door. then he went on a shooting spree in the streets. we learnt things we didn't know. he killed three people in his apartments. apparently they were his room mates, but the sher
at them. three of them shot back. they believe he was hit in the left hip. the 10th location was when he hit a buyinger with the car, and drove off. he hit other cars and the car stopped. that's when police say they believe he was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. we'll bring in brian, who was there with us. we really left off the police conference with this youtube video. what was the content of the youtube videos? >> he could talk about how unhappy he was about his...
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we are at a point where it is almost at the level of a war. and in that case it's not so much terror. >>, but looking at the -- terrorism, but looking at the country opposite us. >> petero poroshenko, the newly elected president has been quoted saying he will not allow eastern ukraine to become a somalia, and that the operation against the rebels should not last months, but hours. will he take a hard line, is ukrainians. >> absolutely, there's a great outpouring of support for the ukranian army, built from the ground up since the fateful day. what we are seeing now is a military massed on the ukranian borders in numbers that vladimir putin could not concede several months ago. what we are seeing in the populous, i see in the streets of kiev, in all the areas that election monitors were about. i see people frustrated with the ukranian army not doing anything to fight the incursion. the push-back is supported by the people. >>> you mentioned the russians and their government. they are calling for the ukranian government to stop actions against t
we are at a point where it is almost at the level of a war. and in that case it's not so much terror. >>, but looking at the -- terrorism, but looking at the country opposite us. >> petero poroshenko, the newly elected president has been quoted saying he will not allow eastern ukraine to become a somalia, and that the operation against the rebels should not last months, but hours. will he take a hard line, is ukrainians. >> absolutely, there's a great outpouring of support for...
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the numbers of homes for sale is at a low. it's not a great time for buyers, unless you have $147 million lying around. >> earth bound conflicts could shoot into united states. american sanctions could boomerang against n.a.s.a. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. rmed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america . >>> tensions between the u.s. and russia over ukraine are reaching new heights - all the way to space. russia's deputy prime minister warns that sanctions could come back to bite the u.s. space programme. dmitry rogozin, in charge of russia's space agency, and targeted by american sanctions suggested n.a.s.a. astronauts may have to find another
the numbers of homes for sale is at a low. it's not a great time for buyers, unless you have $147 million lying around. >> earth bound conflicts could shoot into united states. american sanctions could boomerang against n.a.s.a. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you...
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>> i mean, that is a major worry and concern at the moment. the police have arrested six alleged killers who killed my driver, and i must say that my poor driver had been with me for years. i saw him die, and the real fear and worry is that i don't want anyone to be caught in a crossfire once i go back. whatever happens to me will happen. any harm in the accidental or, you know, sort of like that would - would be really heavy on my conscience. i think, yes, if the police proceed with the investigation, if there's strong prosecution evidence gathering and the court sentencing them, surely i am somewhat more comfortable in returning. and i hope that is done in a few weeks or months time. >> even though your media outlet has been targeted a series of time, why? >> the media outlet - there was a bomb found outside a burio chief's -- bureau chief's house. i think partly because our media organization - both of the paper expressed and is a popular paper, it's a liberal, outspoken paper. i think the group is headed by, you know, a businessman from th
>> i mean, that is a major worry and concern at the moment. the police have arrested six alleged killers who killed my driver, and i must say that my poor driver had been with me for years. i saw him die, and the real fear and worry is that i don't want anyone to be caught in a crossfire once i go back. whatever happens to me will happen. any harm in the accidental or, you know, sort of like that would - would be really heavy on my conscience. i think, yes, if the police proceed with the...
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at this point. >> it's a good question. to call it a coup is premature. there is a central deposit in the form of g.m. c. its mandate, legislative power, all of it has to be defined. if there was a government, is in capacity to serve as duty bearer, which is what the now. >> it brings up an issue that there's not much of an organised army under control. militias. does it look to you that the dissent into chaos will lead to a war. >> it could. any time that you have 1700 militias that control the use of forces inside a country instead of a central government, it's a prescription for disaster. the u.s. military doubled the number of aircraft standing by in italy if needed to evacuated americans. other embassies from other countries closed down. when you were last there, did you have a sense that it would descend into that kind of chaos. >> for a long time we saw a cycle of violence. it was clear for the last few years that the central government does not have control over the country and militias were
at this point. >> it's a good question. to call it a coup is premature. there is a central deposit in the form of g.m. c. its mandate, legislative power, all of it has to be defined. if there was a government, is in capacity to serve as duty bearer, which is what the now. >> it brings up an issue that there's not much of an organised army under control. militias. does it look to you that the dissent into chaos will lead to a war. >> it could. any time that you have 1700...
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naval academy at west point. demand he it working through multilateral institutions and in concert with allies provided a force multiplier that made america stronger particularly in response to russia's meddling in ukraine. terrorism remained the most direct threat to u.s. at home and abroad and al qaeda's central leadership had been decimated, its decentralized routine needed more came to defeat. >> up to $5 billion, to maintain, facilitate partner countries on the front lines. >> the president also proclaimed his belief in american exceptionalism and leadership. responding to criticism that america had often been stronger to others. >> america has no peer. the do not come close to the dangers we faced during the cold war. >> for more i'm joined from washington, d.c. by ambassador james jeffrey, a former u.s. ambassador to iraq, deputy u.s. presidential advisor and fellow at the u.s.ing institute. i'll start with you, ambassador, did you hear anything new in wednesday's speech aside from his call for billions of
naval academy at west point. demand he it working through multilateral institutions and in concert with allies provided a force multiplier that made america stronger particularly in response to russia's meddling in ukraine. terrorism remained the most direct threat to u.s. at home and abroad and al qaeda's central leadership had been decimated, its decentralized routine needed more came to defeat. >> up to $5 billion, to maintain, facilitate partner countries on the front lines. >>...
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that being said, the studies that have actually looked at populations and looked at weight loss whether somebody was to cut carbs or fats, over the long term the weight loss is the same whatever you cut. part of the problem is when we look at these studies, people are generally not very good at cutting one thing and not adding the other. number two they are not good at sustaining what it is they're planning on doing. the best approach is to try to cut both. but to very consistent -- >> cutting calories. >> cutting calories. when you are not eating extra carbs you're not eating extra fats. that's beyond the point. >> excess alcohol is one of the things that's the problem. >> we know that for sure, excess alcohol does increase the risk for a number of cancers. keeping up to one to two servings a day is probably most appropriate and we know that people who are excess drinkers whether that's a lot of -- you know a lot consistently or bing bing e drinking on the weekends -- >> and exercise is still good for you, unfortunately. good to have you. >> my pleasure. >>> the justice and education d
that being said, the studies that have actually looked at populations and looked at weight loss whether somebody was to cut carbs or fats, over the long term the weight loss is the same whatever you cut. part of the problem is when we look at these studies, people are generally not very good at cutting one thing and not adding the other. number two they are not good at sustaining what it is they're planning on doing. the best approach is to try to cut both. but to very consistent -- >>...
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the reason they were not looking at syria is they were looking at the country in crisis. we are trying to give them the county, the window of time before the killing starts to think about what can we do. africa is a great case. you went are many countries that may be at risk. how do we pry otherize and hank them? how do we choose which countries will receive scarce resources for prevention. a tool like this helps to rack and stack the countries. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you very much. >>> the american diet is considered extreme. we have a reputation for offering outrageour portions, but are sed used by a juice-fast for trendy change. a new product heralded as the end of food may trump anything you consider. it's soyland, a meal replacement drink developed by a tech entre preppure, tired of the hassles of food. it claims to contain the nutrients for a healthy diet. at $3 a serving, it's affordable. the name comes from the futuristic movie "soyland greens", a movie about humans eating processed humans. >> i'm not sure i could survive on this alone, unless forced
the reason they were not looking at syria is they were looking at the country in crisis. we are trying to give them the county, the window of time before the killing starts to think about what can we do. africa is a great case. you went are many countries that may be at risk. how do we pry otherize and hank them? how do we choose which countries will receive scarce resources for prevention. a tool like this helps to rack and stack the countries. >> thank you for your time. >> thank...
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several factors are at play. the u.s. cut back its presence so defense secretary chuck hagel announced cutting active duty by 40%. with efforts to control the pentagon budget. it could drop by 50,000 over the next two years. coming up, how donald sterling's this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts. >> i'm joie chen, i'm the host of america tonight, we're revolutionary because we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an ouportunity to really reach out and really talk to voices that we haven't heard before... i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism vé >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. next. >>> in a bid to save face and possibility the ownership of his team, l.a. clippers
several factors are at play. the u.s. cut back its presence so defense secretary chuck hagel announced cutting active duty by 40%. with efforts to control the pentagon budget. it could drop by 50,000 over the next two years. coming up, how donald sterling's this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most...
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actions would take at this point. but i can tell you that we have been very clear that if russia invades the east of ukraine, or if russia takes further steps to destabilize the critically important may 25th elections, there'll be a cost that the united states is prepared to impose jointly with our part engineers. >> we have the presidential elections coming up and you described them as an important event in history. can that election be full and fair if the separatists factions refused to allow it to go forward as they said they will in the east, and if they are still fighting there. >> i'll say two things - first of all, it's important that we have a massive intgsal observer -- international server appearance. about 1,000 from the o.s.c.e. in vienna, additional observers from the european parliament, from the united states, from our congress, our political parts. everybody wants to see that this election is free and fair and is judged that way by the ukrainian people. we expect an interim report from the o.s.c.e. in
actions would take at this point. but i can tell you that we have been very clear that if russia invades the east of ukraine, or if russia takes further steps to destabilize the critically important may 25th elections, there'll be a cost that the united states is prepared to impose jointly with our part engineers. >> we have the presidential elections coming up and you described them as an important event in history. can that election be full and fair if the separatists factions refused...
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occupation there, if you look at the landscape of afghanistan, you look at syria now at three years of bloody civil war, the infrastructure of those countries are obliterated. is it time for the united states to lead in the effort to get people to try and solve their differences with dialogue as opposed to guns? >> i think what president obama has tried to do is say, look, the united states will help, you know, support a solution that emanates from inside these conflict areas, is not going to try to impose a solution from outside. or if it's going to impose a solution from outside or solve a problem with the outside, it's done with a wide range of partners based on shared interests, not necessarily, you know, the united states acting alone. >> p.j. crowley, former state department spokesman. please stand by. mike viqueira, one thought from you before we take a short commercial break, and that is it is a mixed signal that is begin to the parents of graduates of west point. you have parents who don't want their loved ones going into any type of conflict. in the other sense, these are peo
occupation there, if you look at the landscape of afghanistan, you look at syria now at three years of bloody civil war, the infrastructure of those countries are obliterated. is it time for the united states to lead in the effort to get people to try and solve their differences with dialogue as opposed to guns? >> i think what president obama has tried to do is say, look, the united states will help, you know, support a solution that emanates from inside these conflict areas, is not...
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let's take a look at the process that the boys at putney school go through. >> our fathers. >> brought forth. >> to the proposition. >> that all men are created equal. >> it ends up being a lot of work for a lot of them. but it has all sorts of tremendous effects. >> it does. you know they all suffer from some sort of learning difference. it might be dyslexia, disgraph disgraphia, adhd, but they are terrified with public recitation. some of them have language difficulties that make it hard to memorize or to speak. and so they help each other. it's a boarding school for kids that should be still at home. and they are held together by the loving kind isness of the school. the kids help each other and they sort of emerge from their struggles and it is such an amazingly inspirational thing that takes place here. >> especially son that day, when they go in front of the public and speak about it. let's see that. >> that we here highly resolve that these dead should not have died in vein. >> that this nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom. and that government of the people by the
let's take a look at the process that the boys at putney school go through. >> our fathers. >> brought forth. >> to the proposition. >> that all men are created equal. >> it ends up being a lot of work for a lot of them. but it has all sorts of tremendous effects. >> it does. you know they all suffer from some sort of learning difference. it might be dyslexia, disgraph disgraphia, adhd, but they are terrified with public recitation. some of them have language...
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its -- army can't be at its lowest. but in the days of budget cutting, do you think either of those will happen? >> that's what we need presidential leadership for. the president needs to argue that the military and diplomacy have to be strong. right now they are not strong enough. reinforcing n.a.t.o. and leading n.a.t.o. assertively is another thing to do to strengthen the american position in europe. the president has done a good job of getting us to the point where an iran deal, a deal to prevent iran from becoming a nuclear weapons power - it may be possible in 2014. if that happens, it will silence many critics. >> so many issues to be faced. good to have you on the show. >> chicago's police department is under fire for manipulating crime statistics, underreporting them and not reporting them at all. in the second part of the series about chicago's crime rates. it takes the pd to task for a host of sins. the editor in chief joins us from the windy city. elizabeth, good to talk to you. we talked about police depart
its -- army can't be at its lowest. but in the days of budget cutting, do you think either of those will happen? >> that's what we need presidential leadership for. the president needs to argue that the military and diplomacy have to be strong. right now they are not strong enough. reinforcing n.a.t.o. and leading n.a.t.o. assertively is another thing to do to strengthen the american position in europe. the president has done a good job of getting us to the point where an iran deal, a...
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many students leave school doomed to fail at least at first. adding to the problem college tuition has shot up over the past three decades far exceeding the rate of inflation. that's made a student loans a growing necessary evil for many. the pew research center just found that two in five households has student debt. and those paying off student tuition, may hold a load of other debt, including credit card and are car loans. the median salary for 25 to 34-year-olds has gone down. and yes, these are numbers adjusted for inflation. it's not just hurting those in debt. it could actually be stunting the country's economic recovery. the upshot.com just found american student debt has more than tripled in the past decade to $1.1 billion. that's closing the wallets of those in 20s and 30s. many moved back in with their parents instead of applying for their own mortgages. that is felt to hurt the american economy. only 22% after it. still, college graduates on average make 50% more than those who only have a high school diploma. coming up. a man who s
many students leave school doomed to fail at least at first. adding to the problem college tuition has shot up over the past three decades far exceeding the rate of inflation. that's made a student loans a growing necessary evil for many. the pew research center just found that two in five households has student debt. and those paying off student tuition, may hold a load of other debt, including credit card and are car loans. the median salary for 25 to 34-year-olds has gone down. and yes,...
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i'll be back at 11:00 pm eastern. "consider this" starts right now. >>> the war on drugs - is it a trillion failure, plus al jazeera obtains emails between the n.s.a. and google that raise questions about a cosy relationship between the intelligence agency and major computer companies. could researchers have sfound a modern -- found a modern-day fountain of youth. >> a massive scandal at a powerful university - we are joined before the whistleblower testified on capitol hill. >> i'm antonio mora. welcome to "consider this," here is more on what is ahead. >> i believe we have responsibility. >> for what we is down for the united states, they have paid the price. >> other concern is about other interpreters, the ones in iraq and afghanistan. >> vampire affair. others see it as the fountain of youth. >> studies show that the blood of young mice can make the cells of older mice younger again. >> growing up in the philippines, i always knew i was going to america. >> jose antonia vargas is a journal. >>. >> i lived the ame
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children at work only on al jazeera america o you. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> the 2014 nfl draft begins thursday evening in new york but the biggest news might not come until the later rounds. that's when we might hear michael sam's name called. if he's drafted he might be the first openly gay player in the nfl. >> because i came out and was the first one to do it, i think it can be a beacon for others. young athletes who may be gay or may be not. i can be a beacon for those, i can be comfortable in my own skin. >> joining me from silver spring maryland, dave zyron. author of the upcoming are book, brazil's dance with the devil, the world cup and the dance for democracy. his game over was just nominated for an award for sports writing. let's talk about michael sam. when 21 nfl scouts were asked about drafting him, they said they would not use a draft pick on him. what's going to happen? >> it's going to be suspenseful. going from the southeastern conference to the nfl is a demotion. but michael sam is a a 'tweener
children at work only on al jazeera america o you. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> the 2014 nfl draft begins thursday evening in new york but the biggest news might not come until the later rounds. that's when we might hear michael sam's name called. if he's drafted he might be the first openly gay player in the nfl. >> because i came out and was the first one to do it, i think it can be a beacon for others. young athletes who may be gay or may be not. i can be a...